Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-01-01
THE POLITICAL WORLD.
FORTUNES OF WAR FOR STATES
MEN OF THE PRESENT TIME.
Doinga OF the National Legia1ature.-Re-
suit of Novsmbsr's Observation-Disclosures
Political aIovements-The Irdsh Ques-
tion-the Eastern War Cloud.

suit of Novsmbsr's Elections-European
Political Movements-The Irdsh Ques-
tion-the Eastern War Cloud.
JANUARY.
49, Senator Hoar's presidential succession
bill passed by the house. Next day signed by
the president.
g. Eulogies Of the late Vice-P President Hen
bricks pronounced in the senate.
FEBRUARY.
49, The bill reinstating Gen. Fnz John Por-
ter passed by the houss.
3D. The Cen Grant monument bill, ap-
propriating $25o, 900 for monument to be
erected In Washington, passed by the United
States senate
1. President Cleveland SAINT message to
the senate in which he denied the right Of
that branch Of the govsrnment to demand
from the president or any member Of his
cabinet any papers relating to the causes
leading to the suspension or removal Of Office
holders, and declaring that such documents
are personal and private and not official
s. Blair educational bill, appropristing
On, 900 900 for schools, passed tho senate
Is. Brig. Gen. A. b. Terry promoted to q
major generalship, Woe Cen Hancock, de-
ceased.
10 HALF million appropriated for con-
gresHonal library.
e. The president, in message to compress,
recommended the formation Of COMM ssion
Of labor for the settlement Of differences aris-
ing between capital and labor.
49, "Three months pension bil1,was pessed
by the senate.
90 Caleb W. West appointed governt Of
Utah, vice Murray, resigned.
JUNE
3. Bill taxing oleomargarine FIVE cen Is q
pound passed the house.
4 The Chinase indemnity bill passed the
senate.
7. House passed bill repeating the timber
culture, desert land and presumption laws,
materially modifying the old homestead law.
H. Tariff bill killed In the house.
: 18 Senate adopted the resolution providing
for the submission to the different states Of
the Gnion constitutional amendment
changing sse beginning Of the presidential
snd congressional year from March &to April
80.
10. Senator vance's bill to repeal the civil
service law shslved by the United States
senate
o. G1radlcion treaty Win Japan fatlneQ
by the senate Also treaty providing for
new survey of the United States-Mexico
boundary line.
Is. Senate passed the Fitz John Porter bill.
2S, President Cleveland vetoes sevsnty-one
bills, most Of them relating to individual PEN
sions.
20. Bill taxing olecmargarine two cents
pound passed tbs ssnate; house cenourrsd
Aug. 8.
%. The senate refuses TO order an invssti-
cation Of the charges Of fraud alleged to have
been committed in connection with the cleo
ton Of United States Senator Payne, Of Ohio
81. Bill granting increased pensions TO sol
disrs Of the late war who were wounded In
the hand, foot, arm Or leg passsd the house.
August.
5. First session Of The Forty-ninth congress
adjourned.
%. Cutting was released from prison by
the Mexican suprsms court The Cutting
episode nearly caused Q fight between the
United States and Mexico
szPzx1BxR.
%. Henry George noninssed for mayor Of
New York city by the workingmsn-
ocToBER
II. Ths Tsmmany Hall and County
Democracy fasisess united upsn Zen. Ahram